Leveraging Embedded Training Systems to Build Higher Level Cognitive Skills in Warfighters

Abstract

Embedded Training Systems provide a new opportunity for training not only procedural or systems skills, but also the higher-level cognitive skills that are critical for successful performance on today's battlefield. We have developed a principled approach for training the essential cognitive skills underlying high levels of situation awareness (SA) and decision making that can be easily employed in future embedded training systems so as to significantly enhance this critical commodity. These training approaches include (1) SA Trainer which employs systematic experiential-based training to build essential knowledge bases and higher-order cognitive skills, (2) Virtual Environment Situation Awareness Review System (VESARS) which employs informed feedback on SA skills, team communications, and the accuracy and completeness of SA, and (3) the SA Virtual Instructor (SAVI) which builds critical SA skills by calibration of good and poor SA practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA567739

Entities

People

  • Jennifer Riley
  • Laura Strater
  • Mica R. Endsley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Feedback
  • Fire Support
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Military Operations
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Standards
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Software Engineering.